文化创意产业园区与中国当代艺术—北京798艺术区-ohiolinketd.pdf

文化创意产业园区”与中国当代艺术—北京 798 艺术区与 宋庄画家村的对比分析 “Cultural Creative Industry Parks” and Chinese Contemporary Art—A comparative study of Beijing’s 798 Arts District and Songzhuang Artist Village Thesis Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Lydia Noelle Simon, B.A. Graduate Program in East Asian Languages and Literatures The Ohio State University 2017 Thesis Committee: Xiaobin Jian, Advisor Galal Walker Copyright by Lydia Noelle Simon 2017 ii Abstract Following China’s Open Door Policy in 1979, Chinese contemporary art and China’s cultural industries began to emerge amidst an increasingly globalized nation. In the wake of socio-economic changes following the end of the Cultural Revolution, artists began to establish villages in rural areas for reasons including low housing costs and greater artistic freedom. Scattered around the outskirts of cities, these bohemian artist colonies consisted of thousands of contemporary artists living and working in a shared space. It was in these places that like-minded, free spirits had the ability to express themselves and create astounding works of contemporary art. Owing to China’s post-reform desire to fortify the country’s global image in the early 2000’s, the government recognized the social and economic benefit these a